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#ifndef _TOPOLOGYREADER_H
#define	_TOPOLOGYREADER_H

#include <string>
#include "topology.h"
#include "fileformatfactory.h"

namespace votca { namespace csg {
using namespace votca::tools;

using namespace std;

class TopologyReader
{
public:
    virtual ~TopologyReader() {}
    /// open a trejectory file
    virtual bool ReadTopology(string file, Topology &top) = 0;
        
    static void RegisterPlugins(void);
};

// important - singleton pattern, make sure factory is created before accessed
inline FileFormatFactory<TopologyReader> &TopReaderFactory()
{
    static FileFormatFactory<TopologyReader> _TopReaderFactory;
    return _TopReaderFactory;
}

}}

#endif	/* _TOPOLOGYREADER_H */

